CHARTER CONTRACTS
Pursuant to Section 22-8B-9 New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978, chartering authorities and charter schools must enter into a contract within 30 days of the approval of the contract. The statute identifies 18 items that must be incorporated into the charter contract and provides that the contract shall also included “other information reasonably required by either party.”
The following documents are needed to support the contracting process:
- Charter Contract Template, Revised May 2021
- Contract Preparation Worksheet
- Certificate of Governing Body Vote
- Governing Board Bylaws
- CERTIFICATE OF ASSURANCES TO COMPLY WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS
- Board of Finance Documents
- Contact Sheet for Governing Board (in Contract Preparation Worksheet)
- STATEMENT OF GOVERNING BODY TO CONSULT WITH PED
- AFFIDAVIT OF GOVERNING BODY MEMBER
- AFFIDAVIT OF FINANCIAL RECORD CUSTODIAN (School Business Official)
- Copy of School Business Official’s License and CPO Certificate
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Non-Profit Foundation, if any
- Conflict of Interest Disclosures for each member/officer of Foundation
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Third Parties, if any
- WAIVERS SUMMARY – PEC NOTIFICATION
- Facilities Assurances (provide one of three, depending on school’s facilities)
- Insurance Documents (from POMS and Associates)
- Enrollment Policies and Procedures
PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORKS
Section 22-8B-9.1 also requires all public chartering authorities to establish a framework that clearly sets forth the academic and operations performance indicators and performance targets that will guide the chartering authority’s evaluation of each charter school.
The Public Education Commission has developed a PEC Charter Performance Review and Accountability System that will guide their oversight and intervention activities and includes indicators for
- Academic Performance Framework, including mission goals (page 17)
- Organizational Performance Framework
- Financial Performance Framework
To access your school’s site visit feedback and annual report/evaluation, please log-in to the WebEPSS system here.
The links above provide current templates. Archives below provide templates from prior years.
- Archived PEC-Charter-Performance-Review-and-Accountability-System-2019
- Archived PEC Charter Performance Review and Accountability System 2018
- Archived Academic Performance Framework (pre 2018)
- Archived Organizational Performance Framework (pre-2018)